quin- root words — words with the quin- root

The root quin- comes from Latin quinque, meaning five. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including cinquain, cinque, cinquecento, cinquefoil, quinary, quincentenaries, quincentenary, quincuncial, quincunx, quindecagon, quinquefid, quinquennial. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the quin- root

Explore words with quin- — words containing the quin- root and sharing its sense of "five". Examples include cinquain, cinque, cinquecento, cinquefoil, quinary, quincentenaries, quincentenary, quincuncial, quincunx, quindecagon, quinquefid, quinquennial. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The quin- root means five, from Latin quinque. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.